. >> the rain is coming down at a steady pace, enough for people to break out the umbrella and use it while walking the streets. some of the people, though, were not prepared for the rain. take a look at this women, she's only wearing a scarf around her head while others were prepared for the rain. they had a heavy jacket on, and they were also using an umbrella. take a look at the traffic now. many of the cars were traveling at the speed limit. the rain was not coming down hard enough for them to slow down. >> and at ocean beach, it's definitely raining a lot harder here than it was. i'm standing on the great highway. this area is prone to flooding. there is no standing water right now, but the last storm caused this entire area to flood. that's why you see cones still in this lane. now, the southbound lanes are closed, and they could remain that way if this storm ends up being as strong as forecasters are predicting. in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> outside scots valley near santa cruz, residents remain cut off as engineers try to clear